who came down to the state in the depths of the economic downturn because he was helping florida with stimulus funds. that as much as anything was his undoing. that's why marco rubio is in the senate because charlie crist embraced president obama and wasn't pure enough for the purist who basically control the republican nominating process. so before people get too carried away with governor christie now and, again, i think definitely riding a good wave now, let's kind of, "a," see what he stands for re-election and, "b," see how tolerant republican primary voters are to somebody they think in part was responsible for the president's re-election. >> richard, for the dems, one word, hillary. will she run? >> gosh, you know, last year the people closest to her, and i was very much an advocate, a surrogate for her in '08. people last year said, no way, no how. this year they're saying never say never. i don't think anybody knows including herself but i know there are a lot of people pulling for her. what can i say? >> chip, the whole situation in the middle east, did that show how effecti